Nabs build will run games in higher fps... Better graphic card, clueless people.

Unfortunately the only one clueless is you since you fail to realize Nab's first build was US links so yes the budget could fit a better GPU which was really the only real performance difference. My suggested build will have absolutely no problem running OP's games and the 7870 will have zero issues keeping up on 1080p. So if you don't have anything constructive to add to this thread and your only purpose is to confuse OP then please just refrain from replying.

---------- Post added 2012-12-04 at 06:29 AM ----------

Originally Posted by Sythari

I am clueless, hence the reason for asking for help, how would I know which of the 2 builds runs better :/

And would the paste supplied be a good quality? I've read that some aftermarket ones are really bad quality.

Anything that is already stuck to an AMD or Intel CPU Heatsink is usually excellent quality. You will notice minimal differences by changing it.

---------- Post added 2012-12-15 at 12:44 AM ----------

Originally Posted by Faithh

The pcb on the Asus p8z68-v or p8z77-v the pcb is really weak and you pretty much can feel it. They can be easily bown..

Its by design.

Anything rigid is more likely to break or get damaged if dropped etc as it doesn't have the flex to absorb the impact. A slightly softer board still has the strength you need to put the components in and out but has the extra benefit of being able to take any kind of major vibration or sudden drop.

Anything that is already stuck to an AMD or Intel CPU Heatsink is usually excellent quality. You will notice minimal differences by changing it.

---------- Post added 2012-12-15 at 12:44 AM ----------

Its by design.

Anything rigid is more likely to break or get damaged if dropped etc as it doesn't have the flex to absorb the impact. A slightly softer board still has the strength you need to put the components in and out but has the extra benefit of being able to take any kind of major vibration or sudden drop.

Could you link which one you bought buddy? I couldn't, with any certainty, figure out which one you bought as multiple builds were linked . Better safe than sorry.

Any high market cooler (as well as the Intel/AMD coolers) come with pre-applied thermal compound which is high quality stuff as I said in my above post. If you have one that comes with it, you do not need to buy anything extra, just put your CPU in - clamp it on and never remove it.

If you remove your heatsink from the CPU at any time after its been heated, you will have to remove and reapply new thermal compound.

Could you link which one you bought buddy? I couldn't, with any certainty, figure out which one you bought as multiple builds were linked . Better safe than sorry.

Any high market cooler (as well as the Intel/AMD coolers) come with pre-applied thermal compound which is high quality stuff as I said in my above post. If you have one that comes with it, you do not need to buy anything extra, just put your CPU in - clamp it on and never remove it.

If you remove your heatsink from the CPU at any time after its been heated, you will have to remove and reapply new thermal compound.